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LATTA HOUSE

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
House
Location
4435 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY
Lat/Long
43.25169, -77.613567
Grant Recipient
Charlotte Community Development Corporation
Historic Marker

LATTA HOUSE

Inscription

LATTA HOUSE
BUILT CA 1809 BY SAMUEL
LATTA, NAMED FIRST CUSTOMS
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF
GENESEE BY PRESIDENT THOMAS
JEFFERSON IN 1805.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2013

Built around 1809, the Latta House was constructed by Samuel Latta, an early resident who was named the first Customs Collector of the Port of Genesee by President Thomas Jefferson in 1805.